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Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Rank Strength 1 26296 Oregon 8 7 - 0 - 1 58 6178 2 26273 Pittsburgh 8 8 - 0 - 0 57 6321 3 25067 Colgate 9 8 - 1 - 0 45 6996 4 24783 Yale 9 8 - 1 - 0 41 7341 5 24679 Carleton College 1 1 - 0 - 0 59 6109 6 24576 Brown 9 8 - 1 - 0 47 6816 7 23239 Ohio State 7 7 - 0 - 0 73 5303 8 23124 Swarthmore College 2 2 - 0 - 0 61 5718 9 22187 Army 9 9 - 0 - 0 88 4558 10 21611 Minnesota 7 6 - 1 - 0 80 5109 11 20736 Washington 7 6 - 0 - 1 110 3574 12 19503 Oregon State Alumni 1 1 - 0 - 0 87 4621 13 18746 Occidental 1 1 - 0 - 0 68 5328 14 18681 Pennsylvania 11 7 - 3 - 1 46 6988 15 17525 Northwestern 7 6 - 1 - 0 92 4237 16 17368 Harvard 10 7 - 3 - 0 65 5462 17 17145 Princeton 8 6 - 2 - 0 77 5134 18 16646 Notre Dame 9 8 - 1 - 0 128 2482 19 16028 Navy 10 6 - 3 - 1 62 5629 20 15993 Penn State 10 8 - 2 - 0 105 3758 21 15870 Washington and Jefferson 10 8 - 2 - 0 100 3959 22 15859 Illinois 7 3 - 3 - 1 31 7758 23 15509 Wisconsin 7 4 - 2 - 1 76 5134 24 15106 Multnomah Agricultural 3 1 - 2 - 0 16 10305 25 15102 Georgetown 9 8 - 1 - 0 143 1527 26 14945 Nebraska 8 6 - 2 - 0 95 4155 27 14926 Cornell 8 6 - 2 - 0 91 4385 28 14096 Michigan 9 7 - 2 - 0 124 2879 29 13620 Georgia Tech 9 8 - 0 - 1 160 589 30 13605 New York University 1 1 - 0 - 0 170 211 31 13340 Washington & Lee 9 5 - 2 - 2 106 3750 32 13251 Colorado College 7 6 - 1 - 0 148 1130 33 13251 Dartmouth 9 5 - 2 - 2 96 4143 34 13175 Colorado State 7 6 - 0 - 1 162 394 35 12864 West Virginia 9 5 - 2 - 2 113 3498 36 12775 Syracuse 9 5 - 4 - 0 81 5028 37 12668 Rutgers 7 3 - 2 - 2 86 4847 38 12610 Lehigh 9 6 - 2 - 1 122 2986 39 12238 Missouri 8 6 - 1 - 1 146 1164 40 12218 University of Chicago 7 3 - 4 - 0 42 7302 41 12180 Tulsa 3 3 - 0 - 0 183 -42 42 11884 Tufts University 4 2 - 2 - 0 55 6360 43 11773 Iowa 7 4 - 3 - 0 75 5205 44 11520 Springfield College 2 0 - 2 - 0 8 11813 45 11228 Rochester 1 0 - 1 - 0 3 12533 46 11193 Allegheny College 1 0 - 1 - 0 2 13136 47 10944 Willamette Oregon 1 0 - 1 - 0 1 13148 48 10656 California 11 6 - 4 - 1 111 3544 49 10629 Rhode Island 2 0 - 2 - 0 4 12410 50 10256 Kansas State 8 6 - 1 - 1 153 853 51 10168 Ohio Wesleyan 1 0 - 1 - 0 10 11619 52 10087 Maine 2 0 - 2 - 0 7 11813 53 9803 Iowa State 8 5 - 2 - 1 142 1706 54 9765 Carnegie Mellon 3 0 - 3 - 0 12 10997 55 9580 Vermont 1 0 - 1 - 0 6 12288 56 9273 Amherst College 1 0 - 1 - 0 5 12288 57 9242 Oregon State 9 4 - 5 - 0 66 5406 58 8271 Trinity College CT 2 0 - 2 - 0 9 11690 59 8029 Texas 9 7 - 2 - 0 174 168 60 8010 Vanderbilt 9 7 - 1 - 1 199 -1730 61 7879 Oberlin College 1 0 - 1 - 0 11 11619 62 7672 Tennessee 9 8 - 0 - 1 213 -2820 63 7668 Ursinus College 2 1 - 1 - 0 93 4200 64 7514 Kansas 8 4 - 3 - 1 115 3296 65 7326 Virginia Tech 9 7 - 2 - 0 178 29 66 7272 Grinnell College 2 1 - 1 - 0 121 3011 67 7238 North Dakota 1 0 - 1 - 0 13 10805 68 6923 Muhlenberg College 2 1 - 1 - 0 116 3258 69 6862 Denver 7 4 - 2 - 1 145 1405 70 6762 Washington State 2 0 - 2 - 0 21 8884 71 6289 Ballard Meteors 1 0 - 1 - 0 15 10368 72 6286 Baylor 10 9 - 1 - 0 211 -2331 73 6209 Maryland 2 1 - 1 - 0 117 3233 74 6155 Rice 9 6 - 1 - 2 188 -851 75 5859 North Carolina 9 5 - 4 - 0 135 2067 76 5464 Bremerton Navy 1 0 - 1 - 0 14 10368 77 5364 Marietta College 3 1 - 2 - 0 67 5376 78 5322 Georgia 9 6 - 3 - 0 161 546 79 5253 Utah 5 3 - 2 - 0 156 774 80 5053 Williams College 2 0 - 2 - 0 17 9875 81 4826 Auburn 8 6 - 2 - 0 191 -1156 82 4769 Lake Forest College 1 0 - 1 - 0 22 8762 83 4700 Gettysburg College 4 1 - 3 - 0 63 5525 84 4631 Louisiana State 10 7 - 1 - 2 203 -1839 85 4531 Colby College 1 0 - 1 - 0 24 8684 86 4500 South Dakota State 2 0 - 2 - 0 19 9280 87 4485 Susquehanna 4 1 - 3 - 0 48 6782 88 4431 South Dakota 2 0 - 2 - 0 18 9564 89 4389 Holy Cross 3 0 - 3 - 0 25 8666 90 4193 Lafayette 9 2 - 6 - 1 64 5484 91 3709 Case Western Reserve 3 0 - 3 - 0 20 8996 92 3624 Tulane 8 4 - 3 - 1 150 943 93 3598 Indiana 7 2 - 4 - 1 102 3804 94 3456 Purdue 7 2 - 4 - 1 109 3577 95 3045 Bates College 1 0 - 1 - 0 23 8684 96 2876 Oklahoma 11 6 - 5 - 0 177 72 97 2772 Colorado School of Mines 6 3 - 2 - 1 163 386 98 2480 Texas A&M 9 6 - 3 - 0 189 -904 99 2423 Virginia 9 4 - 5 - 0 138 1991 100 2357 Michigan State 2 0 - 2 - 0 33 7685 101 2292 West Virginia Wesleyan 9 3 - 6 - 0 108 3585 102 2058 Villanova 3 0 - 3 - 0 26 8480 103 1889 Bethany WV 1 0 - 1 - 0 30 7935 104 1697 Whittier College 1 0 - 1 - 0 71 5328 105 1635 Lawrence University 1 0 - 1 - 0 32 7754 106 1562 Alma College 1 0 - 1 - 0 27 8323 107 1528 Western Reserve 1 0 - 1 - 0 28 8323 108 1416 Sewanee 11 6 - 3 - 2 205 -2001 109 1236 Catholic University 3 1 - 2 - 0 107 3729 110 986 Nebraska Wesleyan 1 0 - 1 - 0 39 7472 111 840 Westminster PA 4 0 - 4 - 0 35 7553 112 768 Davidson 9 5 - 3 - 1 194 -1531 113 760 Kentucky 7 4 - 1 - 2 218 -3780 114 752 Texas Christian 9 6 - 2 - 1 214 -2913 115 729 George Washington 1 0 - 1 - 0 36 7551 116 672 Geneva 2 0 - 2 - 0 29 7965 117 591 Whitman 2 0 - 2 - 0 38 7494 118 441 Franklin & Marshall 3 0 - 3 - 0 40 7344 119 422 Bucknell 12 3 - 9 - 0 112 3523 120 395 Alabama 9 6 - 3 - 0 200 -1757 121 360 Eastern College 1 0 - 1 - 0 37 7551 122 272 Drake 8 3 - 5 - 0 137 1995 123 80 Massachusetts 3 0 - 3 - 0 34 7590 124 0 Colorado Alumni 1 0 - 0 - 1 181 0 125 0 Denver Freshmen 1 0 - 0 - 1 180 0 126 0 Fordham 1 0 - 0 - 1 179 0 127 -222 Mount Union College 1 0 - 1 - 0 44 7048 128 -280 Lebanon Valley College 5 0 - 4 - 1 74 5266 129 -349 Boston College 1 0 - 1 - 0 51 6625 130 -856 Citadel 8 6 - 1 - 1 224 -4583 131 -1098 Carroll WI 1 0 - 1 - 0 43 7048 132 -1440 New Hampshire 1 0 - 1 - 0 50 6625 133 -1543 Oklahoma State 8 4 - 4 - 0 193 -1481 134 -1585 Haskell Indian Nation 5 1 - 4 - 0 118 3220 135 -1739 Cornell College 1 0 - 1 - 0 60 5886 136 -1966 Colorado College Alumni 1 0 - 1 - 0 52 6625 137 -1989 Randolph Macon College 1 0 - 1 - 0 49 6670 138 -2016 North Carolina State 7 2 - 5 - 0 127 2498 139 -2065 Dickinson College 2 0 - 1 - 1 56 6334 140 -2327 Nevada Reno 1 1 - 0 - 0 229 -5568 141 -2453 East Syracuse AA 1 0 - 1 - 0 54 6387 142 -2538 Ohio University 1 0 - 1 - 0 53 6387 143 -2592 Idaho 2 1 - 1 - 0 185 -473 144 -2653 Morningside 1 0 - 1 - 0 83 4901 145 -2837 Creighton 1 0 - 1 - 0 114 3431 146 -2991 Originals AC 2 0 - 2 - 0 72 5328 147 -3095 Virginia Military 9 4 - 5 - 0 202 -1804 148 -3456 Olympic Club 2 0 - 1 - 1 69 5328 149 -3517 Colorado 7 1 - 5 - 1 123 2944 150 -3613 Baker University 1 0 - 1 - 0 79 5128 151 -3636 Mississippi State 9 4 - 4 - 1 208 -2313 152 -3701 Emporia State 2 0 - 2 - 0 90 4442 153 -3859 St. Mary's CA 1 0 - 1 - 0 70 5328 154 -3982 Highland Park 1 0 - 1 - 0 85 4901 155 -3982 Northern Iowa 1 0 - 1 - 0 84 4901 156 -4024 Southern California 3 0 - 3 - 0 94 4191 157 -4392 Mississippi College 7 4 - 3 - 0 216 -3407 158 -4442 Wabash College 2 0 - 2 - 0 82 5025 159 -4657 Knox College 1 0 - 0 - 1 209 -2328 160 -4657 Washington MO 7 3 - 3 - 1 201 -1776 161 -4869 Southwestern (Texas) 6 1 - 4 - 1 151 913 162 -4926 Southwestern KS 1 0 - 1 - 0 78 5128 163 -5702 Dallas 2 1 - 1 - 0 212 -2566 164 -5867 Daniel Baker 2 1 - 1 - 0 215 -2998 165 -5867 Washburn University 2 0 - 2 - 0 89 4442 166 -5975 Wyoming 5 1 - 4 - 0 155 815 167 -6754 New Mexico 2 0 - 2 - 0 99 4005 168 -7019 Tusculum College 1 0 - 1 - 0 101 3836 169 -7134 Arizona 1 0 - 1 - 0 120 3077 170 -7196 Albright 4 0 - 4 - 0 97 4040 171 -7330 Southwestern (TN) 1 0 - 1 - 0 98 4005 172 -7345 Clemson 9 3 - 6 - 0 192 -1209 173 -7534 Davis & Elkins 2 0 - 2 - 0 103 3789 174 -7626 Maryville College 3 0 - 2 - 1 152 908 175 -7841 Arkansas 8 4 - 4 - 0 223 -4566 176 -7991 Central Missouri 2 0 - 2 - 0 125 2673 177 -8014 Trinity University TX 3 1 - 2 - 0 190 -951 178 -8209 Cumberland TN 2 0 - 2 - 0 104 3759 179 -8309 Wake Forest 6 3 - 3 - 0 222 -4358 180 -8762 Richmond 2 0 - 2 - 0 129 2437 181 -8785 Transylvania 3 1 - 2 - 0 197 -1651 182 -8931 Tennessee Chattanooga 4 0 - 4 - 0 126 2665 183 -9035 Texas State 1 0 - 1 - 0 119 3143 184 -9216 Florida 5 0 - 5 - 0 134 2181 185 -9281 Roanoke 4 0 - 4 - 0 130 2427 186 -9553 Louisiana Lafayette 1 0 - 1 - 0 132 2315 187 -9665 Spring Hill 1 0 - 1 - 0 139 1812 188 -9949 Samford 1 0 - 1 - 0 131 2413 189 -9999 DePauw University 2 0 - 2 - 0 140 1763 190 -10033 Furman 8 3 - 5 - 0 219 -3909 191 -10099 Austin College 4 0 - 3 - 1 133 2198 192 -10145 Newberry College 7 5 - 2 - 0 239 -8118 193 -10752 Jefferson (Texas) 2 0 - 2 - 0 136 2063 194 -10824 William Penn College 1 0 - 1 - 0 175 136 195 -11136 Montana State 1 0 - 0 - 1 230 -5568 196 -11136 Utah State 7 1 - 5 - 1 204 -1983 197 -11504 Hampden-Sydney College 2 0 - 2 - 0 149 1057 198 -11592 Howard Payne 2 0 - 2 - 0 141 1759 199 -11704 Meridian 1 0 - 1 - 0 167 376 200 -11957 Presbyterian 7 4 - 3 - 0 235 -6766 201 -12472 Kingfisher 1 0 - 1 - 0 144 1438 202 -12648 Muskingum College 1 0 - 1 - 0 147 1146 203 -12744 Southern Methodist 10 0 - 8 - 2 182 -41 204 -12783 Birmingham Southern 1 0 - 1 - 0 173 197 205 -12963 Rose-Hulman 2 0 - 2 - 0 154 838 206 -13052 Middle Tennessee 1 0 - 1 - 0 158 708 207 -13447 Central Oklahoma 2 0 - 2 - 0 168 333 208 -13754 Butler 1 0 - 1 - 0 164 380 209 -13777 Morgan State 1 0 - 1 - 0 157 708 210 -13889 Cincinnati 1 0 - 1 - 0 166 380 211 -14177 Bloomsburg University 1 0 - 1 - 0 171 211 212 -14284 Mississippi 9 3 - 6 - 0 225 -4844 213 -14373 Simpson College 1 0 - 1 - 0 176 136 214 -14411 South Carolina 9 2 - 7 - 0 217 -3435 215 -14538 Centre College 1 0 - 1 - 0 165 380 216 -14611 Bethany KS 1 0 - 1 - 0 187 -792 217 -14737 Southwestern Oklahoma State 2 0 - 2 - 0 169 333 218 -14933 South Alabama 1 0 - 1 - 0 172 197 219 -15310 Mercer 3 0 - 3 - 0 159 672 220 -15632 Charleston Navy School 1 0 - 1 - 0 184 -428 221 -16485 Missouri Rolla 3 0 - 3 - 0 198 -1669 222 -16892 Northwest Oklahoma 1 0 - 1 - 0 186 -771 223 -17372 Saint Louis 1 0 - 1 - 0 210 -2328 224 -18297 Gallaudet 1 0 - 1 - 0 196 -1547 225 -18389 William & Mary 1 0 - 1 - 0 195 -1547 226 -18716 Ouachita 1 0 - 1 - 0 207 -2196 227 -18877 Pittsburg State 1 0 - 1 - 0 221 -3920 228 -19714 Southern Mississippi 1 0 - 1 - 0 206 -2196 229 -19941 Wofford 9 2 - 7 - 0 232 -5828 230 -20405 Chick Springs Military 1 0 - 1 - 0 226 -5072 231 -20851 Erskine 4 1 - 3 - 0 234 -6509 232 -23178 Oklahoma Mines 1 0 - 1 - 0 220 -3920 233 -24161 West Logan High 1 0 - 1 - 0 231 -5568 234 -25244 Georgia B 1 0 - 1 - 0 227 -5072 235 -25562 Bailey 1 0 - 1 - 0 233 -5978 236 -26419 Hendrix 2 0 - 2 - 0 228 -5531 237 -28158 Arkansas State 1 0 - 1 - 0 237 -7142 238 -28838 Union (Tennessee) 1 0 - 1 - 0 238 -7142 239 -29114 Guilford College 2 0 - 2 - 0 236 -7062